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WASHING MACHINE.

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FRANKLIN P. BEISEL, OF POITSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO GEORGE KNAPP AND CHARLES SAYBOLD, BOTH OF SAME PLAGE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,357, dated March 13, 1888.

Application filed August 2G, 1886. Serial No. 211,893. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN P. BEIsnL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Potts town, county of Montgomery,State of Pennsyl- 5 vania,haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This improvement is related to the class of rotary cylindrical washingdnachines in which lo the clothing to be washed is placed within the cylinder, and the same revolved in the suds contained in a suitable tub or reservoir in which the cylinder is removably secu red.

The object of the improvement is to secure I 5 a more effective washer by anew arrangement of the cylinder-slats, whereby the water is more effectually brought in contact with the clothing, and while easily operated to make its release from and suspension within the tub or 2o reservoir both rapid and secure.

Referring to the drawings herewith,in which corresponding letters of reference indicate similar parts, the nature of my improvements will be shown.

Figure l represents', in vertical section on the line a a of Fig. 2, the construction and arrangement of the complete washer; Fig. 2, a plan of the same with the top portion or cap removed, showing crank and cylinder locked 3o in place; Fig. 3, an end view of the washingcylinder detached from the machine and thrown open to receive the clothing or to have the same removed therefrom; Fig. 4, a partial end elevation of the tub ofthe machine, showing the top closed and locked, the crank in place with the locking-gab released therefrom, also the barbed spring to retain the gab in lock with the crank while the cylinder is being revolved; Fig. 5, a detached front and side ele- 40 vation of the crank, showing the detail construction oi' the same; Fig. 6, an elevation of a portion ofthe tub,showi u g more particularly the bifurcated guide and seat for the rear journal of the cylinder; Fig. 7, a front eleval tion and plan of the cylinder rear gudgeonplate; Fig. 8, a front elevation and plan of the cylinder front gudgeon-plate, showing the-perforation to receive the stem end of the crank whereby the cylinder is revolved; Fig. 9, a par- 5o tial end elevation of the crank side of the tub, showing the perforation therein for the admis sion of the crankstem, with the locking-gab in place,retained bythe barbed spring secured to the face of the tub.

In the drawings, A represents the reservoir or tub mounted upon legs A', extended abovethe parting A2, to form a support to the crossbarA3 for the attachment of the wringer, a drip-board, A4, being provided to carry back to the tub the water squeezed from the clothes 6o by the wringer.

A5 represents the cap of the reservoir, A a reenforce hinge-piece, A7 door-hinges, and A8 aperture for the admission of the-crank-stem, all of which differ in no great degree from the modern rotary washing-machine.

Myilnprovements consist in providing within the tub at its opposite sides bifurcated (pref- 1 era-bly) hard-wood pad-guides B, having at the base ofthe bifu rcation metal seats C forjournal- 7o bearings suitably secured therein, the pads secured in place by screws B, the side of the tub upon which the crank will project being perforated at A8 coincident with the center of said bearing C, and provided upon the outer face of the tub with an elastic packing-washer,

D, held in place upon the tub by a dished cap, E, adapted to receive the stem of the crank at E and secured to the tub by screws E2.

The washingcylinder is provided with end Se heads, F, having upon their inner peripheral edges sunken recesses F2, within which are inserted and suitably secured lozenge-shaped slats F3, of the cross-sectional form shown in Fig. 1, or their equivalent, their operative 8 5 faces being a tangent to a circle struck upon the heads of a diameter equal to about onehaif ofthe same, as shown in Fig. 1. Thecyl- Ainder has a segment of about one-fourth of its diameter, separated from the balance by aline, 9o F, said separated portion being hinged at one edge by straphinges G, the opposite edge beingsecured when closed by a hook, H, and staple I, or their equivalent, the slats F3 at the point of attachment for their hinges, hook, and staple being formed with seats F to receive the same. Studs or pins F6 in one or more series of rows project within the cylinder, are secured in the slats F3, and serve to carry the clothes up out of the water, which, on arriving verroo tically above the same, again drop therein, thus hastenng the cleansing operation. The

slats F3 are so arranged that the tangent face has its extreme outer point on a line with the foot of the preceding slat (relative to the direction of rotation, as shown by the arrows) and projecting u'pon the interior of the cylinder beyond said tangent face, thus forming a corrugated interior surface for the more thorough agitation of the clothes in process of washing. In revolving, the water is caught and directed in such a manner as to thoroughlyl permeate the mass of clothing and tend to revolve the clothing within the cylinder in direct opposition to the motion of the saine.

At one end of the cylinder a plain gudgeonplate, J, is secured by screws J to the saine, and has a projected portion, J2, adapted to revolve in the bearing C, provided therefor. At the opposite end a similar gndgeon-plate, K,

secured thereto by screws K', has a projected portion, I, adapted to its bearing C, said projectcd portion having an aperture, K3, of a square or polygonal cross-section,adapted to receive the stem end of the crank and to be operated thereby.

The crank L is provided with a head, L, grooved at L3, and having a cylindrical and square or polygonal cross-sectioned stem, L2, with a handle, L4. A locking-gab, M, is pivoted at M to the tub A, and is held in a locked position with the groove La of the crankby a spring, N, with a barbed head, N, secured at N2 to the tub.

The operation of the device is as follows; The cylinder being dropped within its bear-v ings in the'tub and the latter about two-thirds filled with Water or suds,the cylinder is opened by releasing the hook H, and the top is th rown back, as shown in Fig. 8. The clothes,proper1y soaped, are then placed within the cylinder, the sanie closed, and secured by the hook H. The crank L is then pushed through the aperture in the plate E, washer D, and in the tub at A8, when the squared or polygonal stem L2 of the crank enters the aperture K3 in the gudgeon-plate K, which brings the groove L3 in line with the lockinggab M, which is drawn down past the barb-head N of the spring N, when the bifnrcationMof the gab drops Within the crank-grooves L and releasably locks the crank and cylinder in place. rlhe top is then closed, and, revolving the crank a few minutes, the wash contained in the cylinder is cleansed from all dirt. The guru or elastic Washer D prevents the water in the tub from Weeping out around the crank-stein. A cock Will be provided for the emptying ofthe tub.

Having shown the construction and advantages of iny improved Washer, I desire lo claim as -follows:

The combination, with a box or casing and a rotary cylinder having a gudgeon projecting through said box and provided with a rectangular recess, a handle to engage said recess, said handle having a groove, a gab pivoted to the side of the box and engaging the groove, and a spring provided with a barbed head to engage the gab, substantially as shown and described. l

FRANKLIN P. BEISEL. Vi t nesses:

J. H. BINDER, L. H. Davis.

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